Alice Chelangat

Alice Kimetto Chelangat (born 27 December 1976 in Kericho) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.

Alice Chelangat at the 2007 Boston Marathon

Biography

She represented her country in the event at the 2004 Olympic Games. She also competes in cross country running and won the team silver medal with Kenya at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

She is a two-time winner of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon and has won the Milan Marathon and Florence Marathon in Italy. Her personal best for the marathon distance is 2:26:36 hours, set in 2001.

Championship record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 11th Marathon
2006 World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 10th Long race
2nd Team competition

Road races
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2001 Milan Marathon Milan, Italy 1st Marathon
2001 Enschede Marathon Enschede, Netherlands 3rd Marathon
2002 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, California, U.S. 1st Marathon
2002 Milan Marathon Milan, Italy 2nd Marathon
2003 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd Marathon
2003 Nairobi Marathon Nairobi, Kenya 1st Marathon
2004 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 2nd Marathon
2005 Florence Marathon Florence, Italy 1st Marathon
2006 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, California, U.S. 1st Marathon
2006 Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon Virginia Beach, VA, U.S. 2nd Half Marathon [1]
2007 Boston Marathon Boston, U.S. 8th Marathon
2008 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, the Netherlands 4th Marathon
2009 Nairobi Marathon Nairobi, Kenya 2nd [2] Marathon

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References
  1. IAAF website, September 4, 2006: Edna Kiplagat runs to Half Marathon victory in Virginia Beach Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Standard, August 26, 2009: Kigen, Jerotich win Stanchart marathon


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